Where does “kenttätykistö” come from?

kenttätykistö (Finnish) comes from Finnish tykistö, from Finnish tykki, from Swedish stycke, from Old Norse stykki, from Proto-Germanic stukkiją, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

kenttätykistö (Finnish): field artillery

Definitions

  1. field artillery

Ancestry of “kenttätykistö”, step by step

kenttätykistö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tykistö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtykistöartillery
2Finnishtykkigun with a calibre of more than 20 millimeters;...
3Swedishstyckea piece; a paragraph
4Old Norsestykkipiece, chop
5Proto-Germanicstukkijąstump; piece
6Proto-Indo-European(s)tewg-to push, to hit
7Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

via Finnish kenttä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkenttäfield; A limited area where a game is played, a...
2Proto-Samickientēmeadow, field
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg-Every word from Proto-Germanic stukkiją